pA young girl's curiosity motivates her to learn about - and witness - the life cycle of a monarch, including its amazing transformation from egg to caterpillar, then chrysalis, and finally to a fully-grown butterfly. Based on a true story, A Monarch Adventure includes an illustrated flip-book feature that runs through the entire book and will fascinate the young reader. The book delivers full-color photos portraying the science and wonder of the monarch, its habitat and life cycle, and the breathtaking transformation including time lapse photography of chrysalis formation and emergence. A list of fun facts and ideas for protecting monarchs are included in the end material. How fast do monarch caterpillars grow What does it look like when a monarch forms a chrysalis How does the butterfly emerge How can you help protect the monarch species The concept of a nature journal as a tool for young explorers to learn about and understand the natural world is introduced in the book. p